Youth

Register for Spring Cleanup

Lakeside’s 150th Chautauqua season is right around the corner! To help prepare the grounds and buildings for this milestone celebration, volunteer your time at Lakeside’s Annual Spring Cleanup Day on Saturday, May 6 from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. All ages are welcome to participate.

Meet in the Fountain Inn Aigler Room at 9 a.m. to receive volunteer instructions and assignments. Coffee and donuts will be available from 8:30-9 a.m. Following cleanup, lunch will be provided to all volunteers at 12:30 p.m. in the Aigler Room.

This year, there will be a mix of indoor and outdoor projects, including venue cleaning, organizing, gardening, park and waterfront cleanup and more.

If you own gardening gloves, weeding knives and garden hoes, please bring to Spring Cleanup Day. Lakeside will provide this equipment to volunteers who do not own these materials.

To participate, register online by Friday, April 14. For this spring event, there is no admission or parking fees to Lakeside.

Kids ages 7-15 (or younger if accompanied by a parent or caregiver) are invited to deliver stacks of the Lakesider newspaper to the Lakeside business district. Meet outside the Legacy House (217 Walnut Ave.) on Walnut Plaza at 9 a.m. on select Fridays. Papers are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Upon completion of newspaper delivery, kids have their choice of a free ice cream voucher or miniature golf voucher.

Kids ages 7-15 (or younger if accompanied by a parent or caregiver) are invited to deliver stacks of the Lakesider newspaper to the Lakeside business district. Meet outside the Legacy House (217 Walnut Ave.) on Walnut Plaza at 9 a.m. on select Fridays. Papers are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Upon completion of newspaper delivery, kids have their choice of a free ice cream voucher or miniature golf voucher.

Kids ages 7-15 (or younger if accompanied by a parent or caregiver) are invited to deliver stacks of the Lakesider newspaper to the Lakeside business district. Meet outside the Legacy House (217 Walnut Ave.) on Walnut Plaza at 9 a.m. on select Fridays. Papers are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Upon completion of newspaper delivery, kids have their choice of a free ice cream voucher or miniature golf voucher.

For decades, the love of sailing has been handed down from generation to generation in Lakeside. To continue the tradition, Society of Old Salts (S.O.S.) volunteers provide free sailing opportunities for children (ages 5-10) every Sunday from 2:30-4:30 p.m. during the summer, weather permitting.

Those who participate are given Sunfish boat rides courtesy of veteran sailors, who love sharing the joy of Lakeside sailing. For more information, contact the Waterfront Rental Center at infocenter@lakesideohio.com or (419) 798-4461, ext. 266.

The Norma Faris Ohio Pre-Teen Doubles Shuffleboard Tournament (ages 12 & under) will take place on Monday, June 19 at the Shuffleboard Courts in Bettinger Park. The event is Ohio State Shuffleboard Association (OSSA) sanctioned.

There is no entry fee and all equipment is provided. Sign-up at the courts opens at 8:30 a.m. and closes promptly at 9 a.m. Play begins shortly after entries close. The tournament breaks for lunch and play concludes by mid-afternoon.

Individual shuffleboard trophies will be awarded to a number of high-placing teams. For questions, speak with any Shuffleboard staff member.

This is a doubles tournament, therefore players are encouraged to find a partner in advance or show up early on tournament day to find or be assigned a partner. The Shuffleboard staff will do its best to create teams.

Important notes: A parent or guardian must sign an official release form, which is available at entry. OSSA rules require all players wear closed-toe shoes.

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Poet and performer Ray McNiece will bring his interactive family show, “Johnny Appleseed,” to the Steele Memorial Bandstand Wednesday, June 21 at 7:30 p.m. 

McNeice has earned a national reputation through his solo theater pieces, poetry and music shows. An educator, He has captained two National Poetry Slam Championship teams and shares his “edutaining” children’s shows and workshops across the country.  

McNiece, a Cleveland resident, has authored 11 books of poems and monologues and CDs. Among many awards, he has received a Creative Work Force Fellowship and residencies at The Cuyahoga Valley National Park and the Jack Kerouac House.  

He is currently Poet Laureate of Cleveland Heights. In 2021, McNiece received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Cleveland Arts Prize.  

He has toured in Italy twice and in Russia, where he appeared on “Good Morning, Russia” and performed at the Moscow Polytech and the Russian Poets’ Hall of Fame. 

McNiece is also an accomplished actor and has appeared in plays at Ensemble, Dobama, Cleveland Public and Cleveland Playhouse theatres. He was an original cast member of the improv comedy Flanigan’s Wake. 

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Are you ready for some hair-raising science, toe-tapping music and mind-blowing media? Join Mister C in Hoover Auditorium Thursday, June 22 at 7:30 p.m. for an amazing evening of learning as he explores all things air in his show “Air is Everywhere.” 

As the creator and host of the regional Emmy-nominated show Full STEAM Ahead, Mister C is no stranger to finding exciting and engaging ways to explore STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) in our everyday lives. 

After 20 years of teaching experience, Mister C is not your ordinary educator. His mission is to transform how everyone thinks about learning and gets everyone singing, dancing and learning to the tune of science. His specialty is knowing how to inspire and engage learners of all ages using video, music and live presentations to bring science to life. 

His on-air programming reaches over 100 million viewers across the U.S. He is also the creator of the YouTube channel LearningScienceisFun. Through all his platforms, students have had the opportunity to enjoy learning to a different beat with silly songs, exciting experiments and dazzling demonstrations.  

Students and teachers will be amazed with this fun and educational series as Mister C uses humor, music and media to make the ordinary EXTRAordinary. 

Kids ages 7-15 (or younger if accompanied by a parent or caregiver) are invited to deliver stacks of the Lakesider newspaper to the Lakeside business district. Meet outside the Legacy House (217 Walnut Ave.) on Walnut Plaza at 9 a.m. on select Fridays. Papers are assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Upon completion of newspaper delivery, kids have their choice of a free ice cream voucher or miniature golf voucher.

Save the date for The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson™! On Thursday, June 23, The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson (WLSL) will take place over the course of 24 hours at host locations across the world. Lakeside’s event will be held from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Grindley Aquatic & Wellness Campus Pool. All are invited to attend.

This event serves as a platform to help fight childhood drowning by building awareness about the fundamental importance of teaching children to swim.

Drowning is fast, silent and preventable. The WLSL program works to raise awareness of the risks involved with water, the importance of teaching young children water safety and swimming skills, and the crucial need for guardian vigilance at all times when supervising children in and around water.

Lakeside Chautauqua is joining TEAM WLSL™ in their mission to spread the message Swimming Lessons Save Lives™ to millions of kids and adults to help prevent drowning.

About The World’s Largest Swimming Lesson™

Since its inception, more than 332,000 children and adults have participated in lifesaving WLSL lessons, generating more than two billion media impressions about the vital importance of learning to swim. Learn more about this phenomenal program by visiting WLSL.org.

The problem is real: Per the CDC, drowning remains the leading cause of unintended, injury related death for U.S. children ages 1-4, the second leading cause for children under 14, and the fifth leading cause of unintentional injury deaths for all ages in the U.S. Drowning is an even greater threat in other countries around the world. According to the World Health Organization, drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide, accounting for 7% of all injury-related deaths.

Swimming lessons make a difference: Participation in formal swimming lessons can reduce the risk of drowning among children ages 1-4 by up to 88%.

Many lack basic swimming skills: According to a 2020 research study by the American Red Cross, more than half (54%) of kids ages 4-17 cannot perform the basic water safety skills they need to save their life.

Parental supervision is key: According to a 2016 Safe Kids Worldwide report, despite the fact that lack of supervision played a role in the majority of drowning deaths, less than half of parents (49%) indicate they remain within arms’ reach of their child in the water.

Males & minorities are at the most risk: According to the CDC, nearly 80% of people who die from drowning are male. In addition, Black children ages 5-19 drown in swimming pools at rates 5.5 times higher than those of whites. This disparity is greatest among those 11-12 years of age, where Black children drown in swimming pools at rates 10 times those of whites.

For decades, the love of sailing has been handed down from generation to generation in Lakeside. To continue the tradition, Society of Old Salts (S.O.S.) volunteers provide free sailing opportunities for children (ages 5-10) every Sunday from 2:30-4:30 p.m. during the summer, weather permitting.

Those who participate are given Sunfish boat rides courtesy of veteran sailors, who love sharing the joy of Lakeside sailing. For more information, contact the Waterfront Rental Center at infocenter@lakesideohio.com or (419) 798-4461, ext. 266.